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swagger

Syllabification: (swag·ger)
Pronunciation: /ˈswagər/

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Definition of swagger

verb

[no object]
  • walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way:he swaggered along the corridor (as adjective swaggering)a swaggering gait

noun

[in singular]
  • a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive gait or manner:they strolled around the camp with an exaggerated swagger

adjective

[attributive]
  • denoting a coat or jacket cut with a loose flare from the shoulders.

Derivatives

swaggerer

Pronunciation: /ˈswag(ə)rər/

noun

swaggeringly

Pronunciation: /ˈswag(ə)riNGlē/

adverb

Origin:

early 16th century: apparently a frequentative of the verb swag

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